Friends of Fish Creek February Update

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Show Your Love for Fish Creek this Valentine’s Day

Are you looking for a gift for that special someone this Valentine’s Day? The Friends have some amazing gift ideas that will not only warm the heart of your Valentine but will also help support Fish Creek Provincial Park. Through the Friends’ brick program, you can donate a brick featuring a personalized message that will be immortalized along the Fish Creek Community Terrace at the Bow Valley Ranch. Bricks will be installed this summer and the Friends will provide a certificate that you can give to your Valentine. You can also make a dedication donation to the Friends in honour of your special someone and we will provide them with a personalized certificate. A dedication gift is perfect for anyone who cares about Fish Creek, enjoys visiting this park, and would like to see it preserved for future generations. Through these unique giving opportunities, you can show your affection for that special someone, support Fish Creek, and even receive a tax receipt. For more information, please visit the Friends’ website.

Brick program – https://friendsoffishcreek.org/brick

Dedication Gift – https://friendsoffishcreek.kindful.com/?campaign=1048472

Park Protectors Needed

Now is the perfect time of year to become a Fish Creek Provincial Park Protector! Fish Creek Provincial Park is a cherished natural green space we are fortunate to have in the city, and all of the Friends’ programs and activities are designed to help preserve biodiversity and ensure a sustainable park environment. We rely on personal donations from community members like you to support our conservation, stewardship, and engagement activities here in the park. Through the Park Protector program, a monthly donation will be effortlessly withdrawn from a credit card of your choosing, and you will receive a valuable tax receipt for your contribution. The Park Protector monthly donor program is the most convenient way to support Fish Creek Provincial Park every day. Choose to donate $10, $30, or even $50 each month, and rest assured that your hard-earned donation will be used effectively and efficiently right here in Fish Creek. For more information, please visit friendsoffishcreek.org/park-protector-signup.

Volunteer Opportunities

Do you have free time and would like to volunteer in Fish Creek Provincial Park? The 2022 volunteer season is just around the corner, and we are looking for people to assist with various programs starting this spring. If you love chatting with community members, helping to host events, public speaking, or sharing historical or ecological information, you may be interested in our Family Nature Day and Park Tour programs. If you are looking to get outside and get your hands dirty, then you might like stewardship programs like invasive species management and restoration. One of the biggest environmental concerns in the park is invasive plant species and we need your help to locate and remove these plants, and to help minimize their impact on this park. You can also support biodiversity in Fish Creek through our restoration program by helping with pruning, staking, flagging, weeding, repairing fences, maintaining the stewardship vehicles, and so much more! The first step to becoming a volunteer is to create an account on our online volunteer system, MyImpactPage, and select your “program interests” so we can communicate when opportunities and training sessions are open for sign-up. We look forward to working with you to bring the Friends’ 2022 volunteer programs to life! For more information, please visit https://friendsoffishcreek.org/volunteering-basics.